US2089723A - High-tension-proof rontgen-tube - Google Patents

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US2089723A
US2089723A US744227A US74422734A US2089723A US 2089723 A US2089723 A US 2089723A US 744227 A US744227 A US 744227A US 74422734 A US74422734 A US 74422734A US 2089723 A US2089723 A US 2089723A
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J35/00—X-ray tubes
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  • Render- 5 ing the Rntgen-tube hgh-tension-proof has up to nowbeen eiiectedbyiinserting the tube into a metallic hood which surrounds and encloses it completely and is insulated 'from it, lsaid'hood beingsecurely earthed.
  • 'Theisa'id ⁇ metallic hood entails,"however,”several disadvantages, of which, for instance, one consists in the very great amount of space required and, furthermore, in its heavy weight whereby manipulation with the tube is rendered difcult.
  • the main v'object'of'the presentinvention is to obviate Vthe large and :heavy hood into which the Rntgen-tube is to be inserted and ⁇ to'presen't'instead 1a conveniently manipulable 'tube which does vnot require any type of protective hood or the like, but is high-tension-proof in and by l itself.
  • Another object of this invention is to design the means provided ⁇ for the purpose in view in such a manner that the action of the cooler 30 is not reduced and, thus, also the loading capacity ofthe tube is not diminished.
  • a certain portion of the tube which consists of metal and has the aperture or window through which the rays escape, or are emitted re- ?3'5 spectively, is itself earthed by -the intermediary of acondenser inserted 'between the tube 4and 'the earth. Inserting the condenser into ⁇ the conductive connection is necessary in order to prevent the iiow of a current "from the cathode to vthe 40 earth across the wall of the tube, because such a current would cause a detrimental heating of the tube wall.
  • the abovementioned condenser is formed directly upon 'the Rntgen-tube itself.
  • the number of the' condenser foils and the state or condition of the dielectric depend upon the surface tension. It'is suited to the purpose in View to use air as ⁇ dielectric because itis in this case possible to combine carrying oify of the heat with the circulation of the air.
  • the cooler is enclosed in an envelope consisting of a substance, the insulating capacity of which is greater than that of the air.
  • This envelope consists preferably of a plurality of members arranged in the manner of turbine vanes and permitting a good circulation of the air.
  • the frontal side of the cooler is provided with a disk consisting of a well insulating material and h aving apertures for the air circulation.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective representation of a. Rntgen-tube designed according to this invention
  • Figure 2 is an axial section through this tube
  • Figures 3 and 4 are transverse sections in the planes A-B and C-D of Fig. 2.
  • l denotes a glass cylinder in which is enclosed the cathode 2 and the anticathode 3.
  • the glass cylinder is surrounded with a shell or jacket 4 made of a material (for instance lead-rubber) through which rays cannot pass, and above said shell or jacket 4 'is provided another shell or jacket 5 consisting of an insulating material, for instance the compound known in commerce under the name Pertinax, which material is hard paper impregnated with an insulating material such as bakelite.
  • the middle portion of the tube is, in a certain distance from the shell or jacket 5, sur- ⁇ 5 rounded with another insulating shell or jacket 6, above which, again in a certain distance therefrom, the usual metallic portion of the tube is located which portion may consist of a shell or jacket 'I of lead and of an outer shell or jacket 8 of another metal.
  • the shells or jackets Il, 5, 6, 1, and 8 have perforations for the passage of the 1 Rntgen-rays.
  • the distances between said shells or jackets are maintained by ledges 9 consisting of an insulating material, for instance the abovementioned Pertinax.
  • the middle portion 'I, 8 of the tube is located either directly at the high-vacuum space or at least directly above the glass wall or above the rayprotective layer surrounding this wall, the metallic envelope l, 8 is, with the present improved Rntgen-tube separated from the tube by an intermediate space containing air so that in this way a very effective condenser is obtained which at the same time renders possible a good circulation of, and cooling by, that air.
  • the tube--portion 'I, 8 may be earthed without there arising any danger that a current flows from the cathode to the tube portion l, 8 and, therefore, to the earth. There is, thus, also no risk that the middle portion of the tube can be heated by such a current.
  • the condenser provided according to this invention need not necessarily operate With air, but another condenser type may bev used. In
  • grating-likeY hoods IIi are arranged upon the middle portion 8 of the tube.
  • threaded rings Il may, 45 for instance, be employed.
  • These hoods enclose the tube ends, but, by reason of their gratinglike design, they do not impede in any way the cooling action of the cooler, and as the hoods are metallically connected with the middle portion 1, 8 of the tube, they are also earthed by the intermediary of the earthing of said middle portion.
  • the high-tension-proof supplying and withdrawing members I2 and I3 extend through the frontal ends of the hoods Ill. Connecting the 55 conducting member I2 with the tube is effected by means of a sleeve-like member I2a of an insulating material.
  • the cooler is provided with an envelope, the electric resistance of which is greater than that of the air and does not impede the circulation of the 65 air.
  • 'Ihis envelope consists of curved blades I5 of an insulating material which blades overlap one another similar to turbine blades; the insulating material is also in this case the preferred Pertinax; also a perforated ilat frontal 70 disk I6 constitutes a member of said envelope.
  • the invention presents a completely high-tension-proof Rntgen-tube which is at the same time easily manipulable and able to render an excellent performance.
  • the directly earthed portion of the tube in which the raypassage window is provided need not indispensably be the middle portion of the tube.
  • the member having the ray-escape window which, according to this invention should be earthed constitutes an end portion of the tube. In this case merely a grating-like hood would be requisite for enclosing the other portion of the tube.
  • a high-voltage X-ray tube having a wall, an insulating shell arranged at a distance from and surroundingat least a portion of said wall, a metallic shell arranged at a distance from and surrounding said insulating shell, ray-exit windows provided in alignment in said wall and said shells, means for directly earthing said metallic shell, grating-like protective hoods connected t0 said metallic shell and enclosing portionsof the tube not surrounded by said metallic shell, an anode cooling device arranged at one edge of said wall within one of said hoods, and an insulating shell arranged in said last mentioned hood to ⁇ surround said cooling device, said last mentioned shell consisting of a material having a higher dielectric strength than air and being formed with ports for the circulation of air.
  • a high-voltage X-ray tube having a wall, a shell of insulating material arranged at a distance from and surrounding at least a portion of said wall, a metallic shell arranged at a distance from and surrounding said insulating shell, rayexit windows provided in alignment in said wall and said shells, means for directly earthing said metallic shell, grating-like protective hoods connected to said metallic shell and enclosing the portions of the tube not surrounded by said metallic shell, an anode cooling device arranged at one end of said Wall within one of said hoods, and an insulating shell arranged in said last mentioned hood, said last mentioned shell surrounding the cooling device consisting of a material having a higher dielectric strength than air and comprising a perforated end wall and overlapping curved blades forming the side wall.
  • a high-voltage X-ray tube having a wall of glass, a jacket of an X-ray absorbing material enclosing said Wall, a shell of insulating material arranged at a distance from and surrounding at least a portion of said jacket, a metallic shell arranged at a distance from and surrounding said insulating shell, said shell of insulating material and said metallic shell enclosing at least that part of the X-ray tube from which the X-rays exit, said jacket and said shells constituting a condenser surrounding said X-ray exit of the tube, the exterior metallic shell of which is grounded, the jacket and shells beingv formed with aligned openings to provide an X-ray Window.
  • a high-voltage X-ray tube having a Wall of glass, a jacket of an X-ray absorbing material enclosing said wall, an insulating shell arranged at a distance from and4 surrounding at least a portion of said jacket, a metallic shell arranged at a distance from and surrounding said insulating shell, said shell of insulating material and said metallic shell enclosing at least that part of the X-ray tube from which the X-rays exit, said jacket and said shells constituting a condenser around said X-ray exit of the tube, the exterior metallic shell being grounded and the jacket and said shells being respectively formed with ray-exit Windows in aligned relation and grating-like protective hoods connected to said metallic shell and enclosing the portions of the tube not surrounded by said metallic shell.
  • a high-Voltage X-ray tube having a Wall of glass, a jacket of an X-ray absorbing material enclosing said Wall, an insulating shell arranged at a distance from and surrounding at least a portion of said jacket, a metallic shell arranged at a distance from and surrounding said insulating shell, said shell of insulating material and said metallic shell enclosing at least that part of the X-ray tube from which the X-rays-exit, said jacket and said shells constituting a condenser around said X-ray exit of the tube, the exterior metallic shell being grounded and the jacket and said shells being respectively formed with ray-exit Windows in aligned relation and grating-like protective hoods connected to said metallic shell and enclosing the portions of the tube not surrounded by said metallic shell, and an anode-cooling device arranged at one edge of said Wall Within one 15

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WO2018162437A1 (fr) * 2017-03-08 2018-09-13 Heuft Systemtechnik Gmbh Dispositif de refroidissement pour générateurs de rayons x
JP2020509550A (ja) * 2017-03-08 2020-03-26 ホイフト ジュステームテヒニク ゲゼルシャフト ミット ベシュレンクテル ハフツング Ｘ線発生器用の冷却デバイス
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